diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 3b1d2a4..58dc617 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@
   become: true
 
 - name: Reload dnsmasq.service
-  become: true
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
-    state: reloaded
     name: dnsmasq.service
+    state: reloaded
+  become: true
+  register: dnsmasq_reload
 
 - name: Reload dnsmasq.service on dns servers
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.systemd:
     state: reloaded
     name: dnsmasq.service
+  when: dnsmasq_reload is defined
   loop: "{{ dnsmasq_hosts }}"
   delegate_to: "{{ item }}"
+  run_once: true
diff --git a/templates/auto.conf.j2 b/templates/auto.conf.j2
index 2f1ca91..e61d88a 100644
--- a/templates/auto.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/auto.conf.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
 
 # ansible inventory
-{%- for host in (groups[dnsmasq_ansible_group] | sort) %}
+{%- set hosts = groups[dnsmasq_ansible_group] | sort | reject('equalto', inventory_hostname) %}
+{%- for host in hosts %}
 {%- set ipv4 = hostvars[host]['ansible_host'] %}
 {%- set ipv6_prefix = dnsmasq_ipv6_subnet | split('/') | first %}
 {%- set ipv6_suffix = hostvars[host]['ansible_host'] | split('.') | last %}
diff --git a/templates/specific.conf.j2 b/templates/specific.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index d1022d3..0000000
--- a/templates/specific.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-{% for specific in dnsmasq_specifics %}
-
-# {{ specific.hostname }}
-{% for ip in specific.ips %}
-{{ ip }} {{ specific.hostname }}
-{% endfor %}
-{% endfor %}